Detective in the White City

<p><strong>Large Print format. The remarkable true story of the uncompromising and relentless detective</strong> who investigated one of <strong>America's first serial killers</strong> the man known as the <strong>'Devil in the White City' H. H. Holmes</strong> and others like him.</p><p> </p><p>This extraordinary historical biography provides a chronological account of Frank Geyer's life and features <strong>murder cases that made national headlines</strong> and the <strong>history of one of America's largest police departments</strong> complete with <strong>95 rare illustrations and photos!</strong></p><p><br /><strong>"History like never before!"</strong></p><p> </p><p>Who was the world's famous detective who outsmarted criminals from the Gilded Age and whose wife and daughter never died in a fire like scholars claimed?</p><p> </p><p>Featuring:</p><p> </p><ul> <li><strong>Geyer's incredible investigation of H. H. Holmes</strong> death of Benjamin Pitezel the <strong>horrific discovery of the missing Pitezel children</strong> Holmes' trial and a 'Devil in Him' chapter</li> <li>Mary Hannah Tabbs and the <strong>gruesome torso murder</strong></li> <li><strong>Modern Borgia killer</strong> Sarah Jane Whiteling the <strong>first woman hung in Philadelphia</strong></li> <li><strong>White Chapel Row</strong></li> <li><strong>Mrs. Annie Gaskin and the killer cat</strong></li> <li><strong>Top secret search</strong> in Rio de Janeiro</li> <li>Fake highwaymen murder for insurance and <strong>plot to kill Detective Geyer</strong></li> <li><strong>Law enforcement and Philadelphia history</strong></li> <li>Reuben Geyer in the<strong>Civil War</strong> President Franklin Pierce and Franks' hometown</li> <li><strong>Truth about Geyer's wife and daughter</strong></li> <li>with Sources List of Illustrations and Credits Bibliography Notes and Index</li> <li><strong>95 rare historical illustrations and photos restored</strong></li></ul>